Canadian work permits through the CPTPP for professionals and technicians

Canadian work permits through the CPTPP for professionals and technicians: Because of Canada’s involvement in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), technicians and professionals from Mexico, Japan, and Australia may be able to get work permits in Canada. This guide will assist professionals and technicians from Australia, Japan, and Mexico in obtaining Canadian work permits under the CPTPP.

Please be advised that in order to apply for a CPTPP work visa for professionals and technicians, you must already have a job offer from a Canadian company before we go into the specific criteria.

A CPTPP work permit: what is it?

A comprehensive pact known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership was created to ease commerce between Canada and the ten member countries. Under this agreement, Canada has set up specific work permit arrangements with Mexico, Australia, and Japan so that technicians and professionals with specialized skills may work temporarily in each other’s nations.

In Canada, permits for qualifying workers to work for Canadian firms for a maximum of one year, with the option of an extension, may be obtained. When recruiting international talent, Canadian firms may save time and money by hiring foreign talent without having to complete a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for certain work permits.

It is rather easy and quick to get a CPTPP work permit if you qualify for one, giving you the ability to work in Canada. Additionally, recruiting a foreign worker is a rather simple procedure from the standpoint of a Canadian company, particularly when contrasted to an expensive and time-consuming LMIA-based work visa.

Qualifications for CPTPP work permits

The foreign employee must fulfill a number of requirements in order to be qualified for a CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians.

Citizenship / Residence

Candidates must be citizens of Australia, Japan, or Mexico, or have a permanent residency visa. The agreements with Canada are different for the other TPP members.

Job offer in Canada at prevailing salary

Candidates need to have an offer of employment from a Canadian company. This employment offer is only valid for the professions listed below under the list of qualifying vocations.

The applicant’s pay must match or exceed the going rate for other technicians and professionals in the area of work who possess a comparable level of qualification.

specialized understanding

Candidates must exhibit their possession of specific expertise, both in terms of theory and application. One of these two methods has to be used to further demonstrate this:

If holding a license or certificate is necessary for the job in Canada: evidence of certification or licensure from a Canadian regulatory agency, or a comparable foreign agency.
If a license or certificate is not needed for the occupation: Evidence of prior professional experience in the subject as well as theoretical and practical confirmation of prior schooling in the field.
Training and professional background
For experts only:

Education: Unless otherwise indicated in the occupation list (included below), professionals must have earned a minimum of a 4-year degree necessary for admission into their occupation.
Work experience: Prior to receiving a Canadian employment offer, professionals must have completed at least two years of compensated work in the relevant field.
Technical personnel:

Education: Unless otherwise indicated in the profession list (included below), technicians must have finished a minimum of a two-year program in order to be admitted into their line of work.
Work experience: In the field of their Canadian employment offer, technicians must have at least four years of paid experience.

Language proficiency

Candidates must provide proof of their fluency in either French or English. While it is not necessary to take a language exam in order to be eligible for a CPTPP work permit, candidates may be required to provide proof of their language proficiency in the form of transcripts from English or French-speaking schools, employment history in English or French, etc.

Which jobs qualify for work permits under the CPTPP?

Professionals and technicians may only get a CPTPP work permit in certain professions. Additionally, these jobs change according on whether you’re applying as a resident of Mexico, Japan, or Australia. The list of acceptable jobs per nation is as follows:

How can I apply for a work permit under the CPTPP?

You have three options for applying for a CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians if you match the qualifying requirements.

from inside the borders of Canada
At a port of entry into Canada
In an overseas Canadian mission
If the primary applicant satisfies one of the following requirements, spouses of CPTPP work permit applicants may apply for an open work permit:

a national of Mexico, Japan, or Australia
a citizen of Australia permanent
The duration of the spouse’s open work permit will coincide with that of their partner’s work permit.

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